Birthdays
Bradley Tyler Johnson
Turns 29 on this date
John McAllister Schofield
Turns 27 on this date
Giles Alexander Smith
Turns 29 on this date
Louis J. Weichmann
Turns 16 on this date
Alpheus Starkey Williams
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Ammunition dump explodes in Cuba, killing dozens and destroying a large area of Havana | 09/29/1858 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
| Foreign | Miguel Miramón wins a clear victory over liberals at the battle of Ahualulco de los Pinos in north-central Mexico | 09/29/1858 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Newark (OH) Advocate, “The English Bill in Kansas,” September 29, 1858 | 09/29/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by John M. Palmer, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1858 |
08/21/1858 to 10/15/1858 |